Glenn Greenwald isn’t on the right, nor is he a Trump supporter. What he is is intelligent, thorough, and devoted to the cause of liberty and the criticism of its suppression through the mechanism of fear. He’s been writing excellent … Continue reading →
One of the tasks that fell to me since my mother’s death years ago was to go through her papers and photos. Some “getting rid of” candidates were obvious. Medical records, of which my mother kept very many. Not needed … Continue reading →
I can’t really imagine that all that many people will be thrilled with this announcement: “Over the next decade, United will train 5,000 pilots who will be guaranteed a job with United, after they complete the requirements of the Aviate … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Some commenters requested I write about different versions of this song, so your wish is my command.] Here’s Jerry Jeff Walker, who wrote the song: The song is based on a true encounter Walker had with a man in … Continue reading →
It was Karl Marx who wrote this oft-quoted remark: “Hegel remarks somewhere that all great, world-historical facts and personages occur, as it were, twice. He has forgotten to add: the first time as tragedy, the second as farce.” There’s certainly … Continue reading →
Long long ago I often used to travel by Greyhound bus. I was in college, and it was a lot cheaper than other forms of transportation. Some of those bus trips were very long, and I’d pass the time by … Continue reading →
How important is liberty to people in the US today? It’s probably important to a higher percentage of them than in most countries – but still, a lower percentage than in previous times in the US. For example, we have … Continue reading →
Back when I was a Democrat and the Lewinsky scandal broke, my recollection is that the media treated it as a plot to frame Bill Clinton. Then a rumor began about a certain incriminating blue dress. I was never a … Continue reading →
…the electric power will come from (or other technology, such as pressurized hydrogen) to run all these non-gas cars? How will it be generated, and at what financial and environmental cost? Or is this just virtue-signaling by the governor, since … Continue reading →
Only kulaks and worse dine in restaurants, don’t you know? At least, according to Commissar de Blasio: At his daily press briefing, De Blasio was asked why public school students who return to classrooms this fall will eat their lunch … Continue reading →
This article was written in 2006. One of the authors was Donald Henderson, the physician who headed up the WHO project that eradicated smallpox. He died four years ago. In addition: From 1977 to 1990, [Henderson] was Dean of the … Continue reading →
Mark Knopfler is British. But “Telegraph Road” is his song about the history of America – in particular, the city of Detroit, but certainly more than that: A long time ago came a man on a track Walking thirty miles … Continue reading →